Squirrel blamed for Marquette power outage

Posted: 08.15.2011 at 9:20 PM Updated: 08.16.2011 at 5:00 AM

Read more: Local, News, Power, Outage, Marquette, BLP, Substation, Squirrel

There was a large electrical fault at the substation on Powder Mill Rd.

MARQUETTE -- A squirrel is blamed for a power outage in Marquette Monday evening.

According to the Marquette Board of Light and Power, a squirrel caused a large electrical fault at the substation on Powder Mill Road.

Power was knocked out for about an hour. The BLP estimates nearly 2,000 customers lost electricity.

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